Sweater Trees! Easy, cheap (free)

Craft hoarding pays off again!! I have kept this giant box around that our Ikea Poang Chair came in because it was perfectly square, and about 3 inches deep– perfect for becoming a wall hanging of some sort. But then I found it’s true calling!

Trees! Cute sweater trees! They are so easy, and cheap….or FREE!

Oh I love these things! I am so thrilled with how they turned out from using cardboard and sweater/fabric scraps. So hit your recycling bin, grab some old sweaters and you’re ready to make a set of your own!

Here’s all you need:

Cardboard

Sweaters and/or fabric scraps

box cutter

pencil

ruler

hot glue gun

burlap

Start by drawing tall skinny triangles on the cardboard, making them any size you want! These range from about 8 inches to 18 inches.

Use a box cutter to cut them out.

Hot glue a square of burlap onto the trunk of each tree.

Okay, for me as a craft hoarder, I had sweaters and extra fabric laying around from my sweater stockings. I just knew they would be useful somehow.

Choose your fabric and lay it on the trees. Hot glue the sweater piece in a few spots on the front,

then flip it over, cut to size, wrap and glue.

That’s it! These just lean up against the wall on my shelf and look amazing! I am totally in love with them!

A little free decorating is the best! What do you think? Are you ready to craft hoard just a bit?

I’ve got another project using cardboard I’ll be sharing soon, the same box even.

So worth holding on to. : )

Have a great weekend!

*UPDATE*- We showed this project along with our DIY Santa Bags on Channel 2’s Fresh Living. See the segment HERE. We had a blast!

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